Identificatiion of Acid Tolerant Bean Varieties and their Responses to Phosphorus and Lime Treatment

Abstract

Reports from various parts of Uganda indicate that bean yields are subjected to wide fluctuation, depending largely on soil fertility/acidity levels, and bean varieties/strains. Very little is known on the varietal tolerance to soil acidity or their P and lime requirements in Uganda. Further, crop responses to lime and P in acid humid tropical soils are erratic and relatively unpredictable, thus the need to obtain data for each condition.